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In, at, by the end

In the end of the period the figure was almost 200.

Houston. We have a preposition problem! (more…)

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Complete with ‘with’

Mobile phones are completed by advanced features.

Completed by

OK let’s look at some examples of ‘completed by’: (more…)

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Giving to people for a purpose

In recent times, the obligation of developed nations to give aid for developing nations has been widely discussed.

This grammar item is handled differently by different languages. Let’s take a look at some examples: (more…)

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With or without ‘with’

It could be argued that a patient who doubts with modern medicines will take longer to heal.

Bahasa Indonesia often features with after certain verbs where it would not be used in English. In English the opening example would simply read: (more…)

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Ask the menu!

I’ll ask the menu!

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Reaching a peak in IELTS Task 1

In general, the 6pm news reached its peak for almost 5 million viewers per day in the first month.

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The tunnel passed by the sperm?!

The fallopian tube is a tunnel which will be passed by the sperm on its way to the egg.

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